Original in C =  
capo 5 


           G       Am        G 
It was one morning // In the spring 
          G     Am              G 
I went on board // To serve the king 
          F       C         G 
I left my dearest // Dear behind 
               G     Am               G 
Who of'times told me // Her heart was mine 


            G    Am                 G 
When I came back // To her father's hall 
     G    Am        G 
Inquiring // For my jewel 
          F      C        G 
Her cruel father // This reply 
          G    Am        G 
Her momma says // If you deny 


           G       Am         G 
Oh she has married // Another man 
         G   Am             G 
A richer man // For all his life 
         F   C              G 
A richer man // For all his life 
           G        Am            G 
And he has made her // His lawful wife 


Instrumental: G Am G // G Am G // F C G // G Am G 


            G    Am             G 
O God curse gold // And silver, too 
              G     Am                 G 
And all false women // Who won't prove true 
              F    C                G 
For some will take // And then will break 
            G    Am         G 
All for the sake // Of richery 


             G   Am                G 
O stop young man // Don't talk too fast 
             G     Am             G 
The fault is great // But none of mine 
             F     C              G 
The fault is great // But none of mine 
               G    Am               G 
Don't speak so hard // Of the female kind 


Instrumental: G Am G // G Am G // F C G // G Am G 


         G    Am                G 
If I had gold // You might have part 
          G    Am                  G 
As I have none // You've gained my heart 
                 F   C                   G 
You've gained it all // With a free good will 
           G    Am               G 
So keep my vows // And hold them still 


           G       Am           G 
Since hard fortune // Around me frowns 
               G     Am           G 
I'll sail this ocean // Round and round 
               F     C          G 
I'll sail this ocean // Until I die 
             G    Am                 G 
I'll quit my ways // On the mountain high 


Instrumental: G Am G // G Am G // F C G // G Am G